enjoying the spring sun

The snow has melted, the earth is warmed by the sun.
You see in this picture how my meadow in the garden looks now. For many years, I embedded the bulbs of early flowering plants into the soil. They bloom every year without further intervention. I take pleasure in looking at their colours and shapes, and the bees are richly served with nectar. The crocuses have their turn now and enjoy the spring light. In a few days the daffodils will follow, after that squills and tulips.

What a magical explosion of colour Jerome. How pleased you must be to see the crocuses you planted putting on such a display for you. And your expertise with the processing made the show extra spectacular.

@calm I distributed (very casually) the bulbs of the early bloomers in the meadow. I wait until they have flowered in turn.Then I mow the meadow. I did not make a special garden bed for it, there is no mulched area.
That's nothing for someone who wants a perfect lawn (like on a golf course). It will be May until the last spring flowers, the tulips, are withered in the meadow.

@jocasta The processing at this picture: It is a stitch from several single pictures. The "wide-angle arch" at the end of the flower meadow was pleasant to me - it enhances the effect of depth and width. I adjusted the colours a bit, even in the light and dark. The light shimmer effect in the flowers is achieved with a filter.

@calm Six acres - a huge piece of land! There you have a lot of space. You live near the Smoky Mountains... It must be a wonderful area when I look at your beautiful pictures. Certainly there is a place where you can sow early flowering plants. With the selection of flowers you can control the colors (to a certain extent). It can be a very atmospheric place. It's like a miracle if a whole area is covered by flowers within a few days. And this happens every year...

@jerome Your photo has really inspired me! I grew up at the foothills of the Smoky Mountains (Dolly Parton's hometown) but now live about a hundred miles away, but still close to the Appalachian Mountains. Our view is wonderful and changes every day. Hopefully next year you will see a photo of the beginning of my 'meadow'!